SUPERVISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supervision mean? 

• SUPERVISION (noun)
  The noun SUPERVISION has 1 sense:

1. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

  Familiarity information: SUPERVISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERVISION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

oversight; superintendence; supervising; supervision

Hypernyms ("supervision" is a kind of...):

direction; management (the act of managing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supervision"):

invigilation (keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating)

Derivation:

supervise (keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance)

supervise (watch and direct)

 Context examples 

A professional that is responsible for the direction and supervision of a division within a larger or more complex organization.

(Branch Chief, NCI Thesaurus)

“Their weight has just been taken under my supervision, sir,” answered Mr. Craven.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Because of the risks, you must use them only under a doctor's supervision.

(Pain Relievers, NIH)

Our old chambers had been left unchanged through the supervision of Mycroft Holmes and the immediate care of Mrs. Hudson.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability.

(Caregiver, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Different from the previously specified or mentioned type of person who has primary responsibility for the assistance and supervision for an individual.

(Other Caregiver, NCI Thesaurus)

A dental technician who provides dentures for patients without supervision of a dentist.

(Denturist, NCI Thesaurus)

And here, under his direct supervision—for he went ashore himself—Leach and Johnson filled the small casks and rolled them down to the beach.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Intense glucose therapy increased the risk of very low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) and required a higher level of care such as increased supervision from nursing staff, compared to standard treatment.

(Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke, National Institutes of Health)

His heart was weak, it appears, and he needed constant medical supervision.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)